Socrates Cafe
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Lessons from Socrates Café
by Richard Bernstein, MD As you might expect, I’ll begin with a question: What is Socrates Café? Of course, most of us know it is a discussion among people who […]
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Dr. Arthur Dobrin discusses his book
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“Teaching Right from Wrong: 40 Things You Can Do to Raise a Moral Child” As we enter the New Year we’re all a bit older but are we wiser? As […]
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What Do We Owe Each Other
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This seemingly simple theme was chosen by the group attending Socrates Café at Ethical on Monday. We began by exploring who the OTHER may be. Most expressed a greater sense […]
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Death: does it really exist?
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Here’s a recap of our recent discussion on Death: does it really exist? There are two schools of thought about the distinction between living and non-living. One sees these two […]
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The Issue of a Professor’s Prerogative
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Should a biology professor be allowed to not write a letter of recommendation to a premedical student who doesn’t believe in the theory of evolution? The topic came from an […]
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Public Lives and Private Morality: Whose Business is it anyway?
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A baker’s dozen of Ethical Culturists and others chose the above topic on our first Summer Sunday with Socrates. A lively, 90 minutes discussion ensued. Much of the focus was […]
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Is Doing the Greatest Good for the Greatest Number the Right Thing?
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A frosty but warm-hearted group gathered and decided to discuss if utilitarianism made sense. We began with a simple formulation of that ethical view, as mentioned in the title, but […]
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Marriage: Sacred or Civil
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With controversy raging about same-sex unions, same-sex marriages, domestic partnerships and commitment ceremonies, those attending Socrates Café one cold January night wanted to clarify the issue about the nature of […]
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Is it Ever Right to Impose our Cultural Beliefs on Others?
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“Circumcision” vs. “Mutilation” By Richard Bernstein A dozen gathered on a fine May evening to discuss if the appropriate attitude about garbage strewn streets and female circumcision should be acceptance, […]
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Ration Healthcare?
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The new Socrates Café season opened with the above question. Some participants questioned the need to ration medical care at all and felt that we should reorient our national priorities, […]
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